Get Outside With Kids

Our guests share their most epic, embarrassing, and cringeworthy fails!

Celebrating our 50th episode! Every time a guest comes on the show, we ask them to share a story of a time when things did not go according to plan.
On this episode, we round up the three most shocking epic fail stories. Together, these hilarious stories remind us that getting outside with kids can be pretty darn messy… Enjoy!
Listen to the full episodes: 
Lauren Maclean (episode 20, “Taking kids’ education outside with Lauren MacLean, teacher and children’s book author”)
Pete Clarkson (episode 39, “Raising beachcombing kids in a small town, with Pete Clarkson, marine debris artist and former Parks Canada Park Warden”)
Sue and Pete Le Souef (episode 41, “Exploring with kids in the ‘80s, with Sue and Peter Le Souef”)
And don’t worry, we will have plenty more fails for you on the show in 2023! 
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Our top 10 tips from our awesome guests in 2022!

What a year it’s been! We have loved bringing you stories and tips from parents, authors, coaches, gardeners, medical professionals, outdoor educators, and all round awesome human beings in 2022. 
Today, as our holiday gift to you, we recap our top 10 tips from our guests on the show in 2022! Here are the episodes if you want to catch up:
Lauren Maclean (episode 20, “Taking kids’ education outside with Lauren MacLean, teacher and children’s book author”)
Jane Pilskalnietis (episode 7, “Remove the walls, with Jane Pilskalnietis, outdoor play specialist”)
Sue and Pete Le Souef (episode 41, “Exploring with kids in the ‘80s, with Sue and Peter Le Souef”)
Kaili Sutton (episode 10, “Live tiny, adventure big, with Kaili Sutton, tiny homeowner and entrepreneur”)
Cheryl Zandbergen (episode 43, “When moms go wild (and why you need to go wild ASAP), with Cheryl Zandbergen, founder of Moms Gone Wild”)
Laura Van Doormaal (episode 46, “Getting outside in an inaccessible world, with Laura Van Doormaal, conservation professional and disability advocate”)
Stephen Hui (episode 16, “Hiking with kids with Stephen Hui, author of 105 Hikes and Best Hikes and Nature Walks with Kids”)
Angela Hanscom (episode 45, “Why movement and outdoor play are essential to your kid’s development, with Angela Hanscom, pediatric occupational therapist”)
Bri Brunner (episode 35, “How to garden with kids, with Bri Brunner, community garden activist from Moms2tables”)
Pete Clarkson (episode 39, “Raising beachcombing kids in a small town, with Pete Clarkson, marine debris artist and former Parks Canada Park Warden”)
We have learned so much and can’t wait to bring you even more amazing tips and guests in 2023, as well as all the messy, muddy mistakes. 
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How to play with your kids (especially when you don’t feel like it), with Reagan Fulton, professional nanny, mama, and outdoor educator

Do you really want to play with your kids? Honestly, we kind of don’t. We worry that we will get the game wrong, or that we’ll be bored out of our minds.
Today’s guest Reagan Fulton is a professional nanny, a mom, and an outdoor educator, and she has some great tips to help us ACTUALLY enjoy playing with our kids! 
Tune in to hear: 
How to play with your kid in a way that makes everyone happy
How nannying and parenting are the same, and also, completely different!
The important role that caregivers and nannies can play in getting kids outside
Follow Reagan over on Instagram @playfulacre or check out her website 
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Juggling twins, grief, and work-life balance, with Amy Elvidge, environmental educator and twin mom

Getting outside with kids can be hard at the best of times, but when you have one kid plus a set of twins, you’re just, well, outnumbered!
Today’s guest Amy Elvidge takes us through what getting outside with twins looks like in reality and shares her honest thoughts on why it’s a juggling act.
We also talk about the grief she experienced just 6 months after her twins were born when Amy’s beautiful mom passed away, and how that’s impacted her parenting. 
Tune in to hear: 
How to get outside with twins (plus another kid) without totally losing your mind, or any of the kids
How Amy coped with grief when she was elbow deep in parenting tiny kids
How to find the right work to life ratio for you (and why it keeps changing)
All the twin gear you need if you’re expecting two babies!
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Getting outside in an inaccessible world, with Laura Van Doormaal, conservation professional and disability advocate

We are so honoured to be joined by an amazing mama and advocate Laura Van Doormaal. Laura is originally from Ontario and moved to Vancouver with her now husband to be closer to nature. Their outdoorsy lifestyle shifted when their daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease but they are determined to find a way to give her the same experiences they enjoy.
Laura is just an all round awesome human and we are thrilled to speak with her in this episode!
Tune in to hear: 
Laura’s experience navigating the outdoors in B.C. with a child in a wheelchair
What it means for a playground to be truly accessible
How small, mom-owned businesses rallied around Laura and her family in their time of need
What you can do to contribute to a world that is actually accessible for all kids
The great organisations mentioned in the podcast: 
British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society 
Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports Society
Not a Wheelchair
Some of our favourite accounts around disability and physical accessibility on social media:
Life with Lucy (Laura’s account)
Nina Tame
Disability Reframed
Crutches and Spice
Laesa Faith Kim
Some of our favourite books about disability for kids: 
What happened to you, by James Catchpole 
Bodies are cool, by Tyler Feder
You are enough, by Margaret O’Hair and Sofia Sanchez
Support the brands who have supported Laura and her family, including: 
Simply Merino
Beansprouts Consignment
Petits Villains
Jax and Lennon Co
Hey Folks
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Why movement and outdoor play are essential to your kid’s development, with Angela Hanscom, pediatric occupational therapist

Today’s guest Angela Hanscom brings so much expertise in childhood development and the importance of movement! We found her research and experience absolutely fascinating; we could have talked to her all day.
Angela is a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook— an award-winning developmental and nature-based program that has gained international popularity. She is also the author of Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children. 
Tune in to hear: 
What’s actually happening in your kid’s head when their body is moving
How movement affects the vestibular system as well as (not to overstate it) pretty much everything else in our bodies! 
Why unrestricted outdoor play is the absolute best thing we can do for our kids
How you can get started with getting your kid outside at any age
 
This episode is full of fascinating facts and things you can do right now! 
Find out more about Angela’s work and Timbernook at Timbernook.com and on Facebook, and watch her fascinating TED talk The Real Reason Kids Fidget
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How to do big things with small kids, with Jenny Nielsen from Wasatch Wild Child

Today’s guest Jenny Nielsen doesn’t let big mileage or big vertical scare her away from attempting big peaks with her awesome 5-year-old. She really believes that kids can do hard things, and as you can see from her awesome Instagram account, her kid is walking proof of that. As far as Jenny can tell, at just 5 years old, her kid is the youngest person to have summitted King’s Peak, the highest peak in Utah at 13,534 ft (4,125m). 
Today we talk about how (and why) she does it all. Tune in to hear: 
How Jenny got started hiking with her kid
How they have gradually moved on to bigger, harder, longer hikes
Why it’s so important for Jenny to connect to other adventure loving moms
The tricks and tips she uses to motivate her kid to keep going
Follow Jenny on Instagram @wasatchwildchild
Check out the episodes we mention in today’s episode: 
Backcountry hiking with twins, with Tyson and Shannon from RestlessCrusade
How to motivate a toddler who doesn’t want to hike
The secret to making mom friends
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When moms go wild (and why you need to go wild ASAP), with Cheryl Zandbergen, founder of Moms Gone Wild

We know it’s important for kids to get outside. But what about moms? Don’t moms deserve to have some fun and go wild too?! 
Today we are joined by Cheryl Zandbergen, founder of Moms Gone Wild, an award-winning organization that redefines motherhood by hosting adventurous, empowering, and rejuvenating events for mothers in Maple Ridge and beyond.
Tune in to hear: 
How you can start putting yourself on the calendar, and making time for fun!
How Cheryl accidentally discovered a huge need for moms only events in her community
Why discovering new experiences, visiting new places, and spending time outside is conducive to forming strong and lasting friendships
How a bunch of moms from Moms Gone Wild with no dancing experience found themselves dancing in front of thousands of people
Follow Moms Gone Wild on Instagram @momsgonewildcanada and on their website 
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Our most epic fails: fall 2022 edition

Epic fails are back! After we shared our most epic fails from the summer earlier this year, we heard that you loved hearing about all the times that things went wrong. So here it is: all our messiest, muddiest, and most frustrating fails from this fall! 
Tune in to hear about: 
Our last doomed camping trip of the year, which went wrong in so many ways it’s laughable (we still can’t believe how many things went off the rails!)
How we are coping (or not) with our kids starting school
Our attempts to create perfect outdoor moments with our kids after school, and how it’s backfired a few times!
Catch up on “Our most epic fails: summer 2022 edition” on Apple or Spotify
Also check out our episode with Pete Clarkson, who we mention in this week’s podcast on Apple or Spotify
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Exploring with kids in the ‘80s, from the Aussie outback to the Canadian prairies to the Kenyan savannah, with Sue and Peter Le Souef

Sue and Peter Le Souef loved traveling and exploring, and saw no reason to stop just because they had kids. Today we are thrilled to have them on the podcast to share their thoughts on raising outdoor kids in the 1980s. They share some truly hair raising adventures that you’ll have to hear to believe!
Tune in to hear:
How parenting looked in the 1950s and the 1980s compared to today
The outdoor adventures that Sue and Pete had when they were kids, including starting fires and cooking their own food 
The ambitious camping trips that they took with their kids across entire continents
Close encounters with lions, giraffes, dingos, a cemetery, and a car full of sand
Sue’s extraordinary career journey and how Sue and Peter created a life that could include Sue studying at law school while also going on adventures as a family 
Sue and Peter also just happen to be Kate’s parents, and they joined us on the podcast on the exact day of their 50th wedding anniversary! 
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